I guess if gems didn't have to worry about getting chipped, they'd probably do it more often like humans do.
[ Cairn wouldn't, but they can see some of the other gems being much more annoyingly affectionate if the obstacle of getting broken wasn't in the way. ]
And it doesn't feel bad, just weird. You said you've been around crystals, so you know what to expect from me, at least somewhat. [ They're satisfied with the state of their hand so they move it back, squeezing his hand a little experimentally. ] But I've never felt anything like this before.
[ Everything about humans is strange and alien, how soft and fragile they are, how they seem to have celebrations left and right. Most of all in this moment, now that they're not trying to crush his hand, what's strange is the pulse they notice there against their palm, and they ease their grip the moment they feel it. Case in point that they have no idea what to expect from humans, and they just avert their eyes to the side and knit their brow together, moving their focus away from him and back to their motion like they're supposed to be doing. ]
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[ Cairn wouldn't, but they can see some of the other gems being much more annoyingly affectionate if the obstacle of getting broken wasn't in the way. ]
And it doesn't feel bad, just weird. You said you've been around crystals, so you know what to expect from me, at least somewhat. [ They're satisfied with the state of their hand so they move it back, squeezing his hand a little experimentally. ] But I've never felt anything like this before.
[ Everything about humans is strange and alien, how soft and fragile they are, how they seem to have celebrations left and right. Most of all in this moment, now that they're not trying to crush his hand, what's strange is the pulse they notice there against their palm, and they ease their grip the moment they feel it. Case in point that they have no idea what to expect from humans, and they just avert their eyes to the side and knit their brow together, moving their focus away from him and back to their motion like they're supposed to be doing. ]